"have the world by the neck" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: has the world by the neck [present, singular, third-person], having the world by the neck [participle, present], had the world by the neck [participle, past], had the world by the neck [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> the world by the neck}} have the world by the neck (third-person singular simple present has the world by the neck, present participle having the world by the neck, simple past and past participle had the world by the neck)
  1. Alternative form of have the world by the tail Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: have the world by the tail
    Sense id: en-have_the_world_by_the_neck-en-verb-5UUklS7O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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      ]
    },
    {
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      ]
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      },
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